BOSTON, Massachusetts – In a shocking turn of events, a Massachusetts State Police Trooper has been arrested and charged with embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds.
Heath McAuliffe, 40, of Hopkinton, was arrested this morning and charged in a criminal complaint with embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds.
McAuliffe will appear in federal court in Boston later today.
As alleged in court documents, McAuliffe was a Massachusetts State Police Trooper assigned to Troop E, which is responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic regulations along the Massachusetts Turnpike, Interstate I-90.
McAuliffe allegedly received overtime pay for hours that he either did not actually work at all, or shifts in which he departed one to four hours early.
The alleged conduct involves overtime pay for selective enforcement initiatives, including the Accident and Injury Reduction Effort program (AIRE).
Trooper McAuliffe earned $164,680 in 2016, including approximately $60,908 in overtime, and earned $180,215 in 2015, including approximately $83,496 in overtime.
According to court documents, between Aug. 1, 2015, and Aug. 31, 2016, McAuliffe was paid $9,825 for AIRE overtime hours that he did not work.
Additionally, retired Troopers David Wilson, 58, of Charlton, and Daren DeJong, 57, of Uxbridge, both agreed to plead guilty pursuant to plea agreements filed today.
Wilson and DeJong were arrested and charged on June 27, 2018, and July 25, 2018, respectively, with embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds.
A date for the plea hearings has not yet been scheduled.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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